Signedness error in ccid_serial.c in libccid in the USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Signedness error in ccid_serial.c in libccid in the USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices (CCID) driver, as used in pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3 and possibly other products, allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a smart card with a crafted serial number that causes a negative value to be used in a memcpy operation, which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: some sources refer to this issue as an integer overflow.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2013:1323 Released 2013-09-30 · Red Hat rating Lowccid security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ccid-1.3.8-2.el5, ccid-1.3.8-2.el5.i386, ccid-1.3.8-2.el5.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ccid-1.3.8-2.el5, ccid-1.3.8-2.el5.i386
- RHSA-2013:0523 Released 2013-02-20 · Red Hat rating Lowccid security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ccid-1.3.9-6.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ccid-1.3.9-6.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ccid-1.3.9-6.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ccid-1.3.9-6.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0523 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0523 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0523 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0523 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4530
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q64-c897-jp9x
References
Patch 4
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20101222 CVE Request -- 1, ccid -- int.overflow leading to array index error 2, pcsc-lite stack-based buffer overflow in ATR decoder [was: CVE request: opensc buffer overflow ]
- ADV-2011-0179
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- [oss-security] 20110103 Re: CVE Request -- 1, ccid -- int.overflow leading to array index error 2, pcsc-lite stack-based buffer overflow in ATR decoder [was: CVE request: opensc buffer overflow ]
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- TI-2010-00386 Multiple buffer overflows in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2009-04658 Buffer overflow in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2010-04261 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2009-04657 The MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-4530 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4530 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q64-c897-jp9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4530 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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